By: Kristi Tousignant

Asked: Our weekly question to the In-House community

It’s all about saving those dollar bills in this week’s In-House Interrogatory.

There are ways legal departments can effectively cut costs, according to an article in Corporate Counsel.

Experts recommend doing more work in-house, using non-lawyer professionals, take on legal operations managers, investing in legal technologies and unbundling legal services.

So here’s our question for you:

What are ways you cut costs in your legal department?

Leave a comment below or email me.

Need to Know:

• The former general counsel at the EPA is headed to Beveridge & Diamond.
• Constellation Energy named a new general counsel.
• Ascension Capital Group hired a new general counsel.
• AOL Inc. has the top legal department of the year in Washington, D.C.

Follow us on Twitter for In-House news and discussion: @TDRInHouse

• Want the latest on who’s been hired, fired or moving and shaking? Head to our Movers and Shakers page to find out.
• For networking events and other happenings this week in Maryland, check out our calendar of events.
• Get the very latest updates from our law reporters on Twitter: @TDRKristi, @Steve_Lash, @TDRBeth.
• Check out The Daily Record on Facebook.